Infection types associated with first hospitalisations for sepsis
| Infection type | Number of first sepsis hospitalisations N (%) |
|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 412 (42.5) |
| Kidney and urinary tract infections | 155 (16.0) |
| Abdominal | 137 (14.1) |
| Bronchitis, influenza and other lung infections | 88 (9.1) |
| Skin and soft tissue | 74 (7.6) |
| Sepsis | 58 (6.0) |
| Fever of unknown origin | 15 (1.6) |
| Catheter (intravenous/central/dialysis) | 5 (0.5) |
| Surgical wound | 7 (0.7) |
| Meningitis | 3 (0.3) |
| Unknown/other | 16 (16.5) |
Total of 970 first-sepsis events.